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Research and teaching in societal development ethics face potentially four fundamental types of objection: first, that ethics is obvious already; second, that it is instead impossible, on epistemological grounds; third, that it is theoretically possible but in practice fruitless; and fourth, that it is in any case politically insignificant. The paper presents qualified rebuttals of the four objections. In the process of doing so, it builds up a picture of this field of thought and practice: its modes, methods and alternative forms of organization, and some of its pitfalls and potentials, exemplars and achievements.

Consumers are legitimate stakeholders but are unevenly active and powerful in the dynamics that can lead companies to a more socially responsible behaviour. This article proposes to test the relevance, across the struggles ...

Amputation is a surgical procedure that often highlights a failure in management of infection or in the accompaniment of a disease such as diabetes. It raises a question of identity for the patient. Reconstructive surgery ...

Ethics is the subject of discourses and practices in companies and public spaces. I analyze here the phenomenon in terms of ethical controversy. Speaking of controversy means that a central theme emerges considered by ...